Typhoon Rai, locally named Odette, hit the Philippines on 16 December 2021, ravaging islands and coastal communities in the east and flooding towns and cities across the country. Philippine Red Cross emergency teams mobilized immediately to provide vital humanitarian assistance, reporting widespread devastation to homes and livelihoods.
Rain from Typhoon Odette has caused flooding in the entire town of Bubong, Lanao del Sur. Super Typhoon Rai (known as “Odette” in the Philippines) is the 15 th storm to hit the country this year and is the strongest storm of 2021.
When did Typhoon Siargao hit?
The typhoon made landfall on Thursday, Dec. 16 at 1:30 p. m. Local time on Siargao Island in southeastern Philippines.
When does typhoon season start and end in 2021?
The 2021 Pacific typhoon season lasts throughout the whole year, but most tropical cyclones develop between May and October. In 2021, the first tropical depression formed in January and the first tropical cyclone – a Tropical Storm named Dujuan (Auring) – developed on Feb. 16.
This begs the query “What is a super typhoon equivalent to?”
One source claimed a super typhoon is equivalent of a Category 5 hurricane. With the development of a Super Typhoon (Odette/Rai) in mid-December, it is clear that the season really does stretch for the whole year. It is the third Category 5 storm to hit the Philippines in the past two years; the second this year.
I so far this season, there have been 41 depressions, 22 total storms, nine typhoons and five super typhoons (unofficial category used by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center for extremely strong typhoons). A super typhoon is equivalent of a Category 5 hurricane.
One of the next things we wanted the answer to was; does typhoon season really stretch for the whole year?
Some sources claimed with the development of a Super Typhoon (Odette/Rai) in mid-December, it is clear that the season really does stretch for the whole year. It is the third Category 5 storm to hit the Philippines in the past two years; the second this year.